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RIC IV Caracalla 281B

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RIC IV Caracalla 281B, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 216–216 AD. Obverse: head of caracalla, laureate, right. Reverse: sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 19.7 mm.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 281B
obverse: Head of Caracalla, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 281B
reverse: Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.16g (7)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀19.7 (4)
denomination Denarius axis 8↕ (7)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Caracalla, laureate, right

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand

P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P
specimens (5)
KENOM 3.05g 6↕
British Museum 2.96g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 3.12g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Caracalla 281B (ric.4.crl.281B), 216–216 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-281b/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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